# Configure audio plugins

The audio plugins allow you to capture and play the audio streams.

- **[pulsesrc](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70018-50/topic/pulsesrc.html)**  

The pulsesrc plugin interacts with the underlying PulseAudio sound server to capture         the pulse-coded modulation (PCM) samples.
- **[pulsesink](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70018-50/topic/pulsesink.html)**  

The pulsesink plugin interacts with the underlying PulseAudio sound server to play         the PCM samples.

**Parent Topic:** [Configure Qualcomm GStreamer plugins](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70018-50/topic/qim-sdk-plugins.html)

**Related Resources**  

- [Configure display, camera, encode and decode plugins](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70018-50/topic/display-plugins.html)
- [Configure ML plugins](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70018-50/topic/inferencing-plugins.html)

Last Published: Jan 30, 2026

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